A Tutta! : andare al massimo delle proprie possibilita’ (to ride as fast as you can ... an all out sprint).

Gambe legnose : faticare molto, non essere in forma (to have legs of “wood,” you’re not in shape and you get tired easily).

Bagnomaria : viene utilizzato per definire l’atteggiamento del gruppo rispetto al fuggitivo/i tenendo controllato il ritardo per permettere un facile recupero prima del termine della tappa. (literally means double boiler) *This term is used to describe the behavior of the peloton after there’s a breakaway, controlling the gap so they can catch the rider/riders before the end of the stage/race.

Essere un “diesel” : non andare mai in crisi, avere una grande resistenza (to be a ‘diesel’ engine, you never bonk and have great endurance).

Finire la benzina : andare in crisi di fame (to run out of gas, you have a hunger crisis).

Scoppiare : andare in improvvisa difficolta' e crisi (to “bonk,” you all of a sudden can’t ride any further due to fatigue and hunger).

Piantato : calare drasticamente l’andatura in salita (you can no longer keep the pace during a climb, you plant yourself right where you are).

Frullare : pedalare agilissimo, fa parte del soprannome attuale di Froome! Frullatore-Froome! (spinning with an extremely high cadence, this is actually the nickname that Italians have given to Froome).

Essere al gancio: faticare estremamente per non staccarsi dai rivali (using all your might to not get dropped by the group, you're on the edge!).

Stare a ruota or in scia : pedalare dietro a qualcuno (sucking on one’s wheel or staying well in the paceline).

Fare “il buco” : perdere la ruota del corridore davanti e costringere chi sta dietro a chiudere il buco! (literally to create a gap, to drop someone, when the rider behind you can no longer keep on your wheel and it’s up to whoever is behind him or her to make up the difference and close the gap!).

Limare : pedalare cosi vicino alla ruota posteriore degli avversari per sprecare meno energie possibili (cycling right on the wheel in front of you to waste as little energy as possible).

Tirare : stare davanti al gruppo (to pull/lead the group).

Fare una menata : aumentare drasticamente il ritmo per un tratto piu' o meno lungo (to drastically pick up the speed for a long section, often with the intention of trying to drop some group members … or encouraging them to work hard!).

Stare nella pancia del gruppo : pedalare in posizione centrale, in mezzo al gruppo (to stay in the ‘stomach’ of the group, ride in a central position, in the middle of the pack).

Il passista : ciclista in grado di mantenere un ritmo medio alto per lungo tempo, specie in pianura (A cyclist that’s able to maintain a medium-high rhythm for a long period of time, especially in the flat sections).

Il Cronomen : traduzione assurda dall’inglese! ciclista forte nelle prove a cronometro (this is an absurd translation example, as it comes from English, but essentially it’s a cyclist who does well in time trials).